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  1. Northwest Territories Act - S.C. 2014, c. 2, s. 2 (Section 2)

     The following definitions apply in this Act.

    federal appurtenant undertaking

    federal appurtenant undertaking  means an undertaking in relation to which a use of waters or a deposit of waste is permitted by a licence and that is

    • (a) related to remediation that is performed by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada

      • [...]

      • (ii) in respect of an Excepted Waste Site as defined in section 1.1 of the Agreement; or

    Gwich’in Agreement

    Gwich’in Agreement  means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Gwich’in Land Claim Settlement Act. (accord gwichin)

    Inuvialuit Final Agreement

    Inuvialuit Final Agreement  means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act. (Convention définitive des Inuvialuits)

    line of delimitation

    line of delimitation  means the Line of Delimitation that is described in Schedule 18 to the Agreement. (ligne de démarcation)

    onshore

    onshore  means that part of Canada that is north of the 60th parallel of north latitude, west of the boundary described in Schedule I to the Nunavut Act and not within Yukon that consists of the following lands:

    • (a) lands, including lands under water, that lie landward of the low-water line — or in respect of Inuvialuit lands as defined in section 2 of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, landward of the mean or ordinary high-water mark — of the sea coast of the mainland or of the sea coast of any naturally occurring permanent island;

    • [...]

    • (c) lands, including lands under water, that lie landward of the line of delimitation and seaward of the low-water line — or in respect of lands that are contiguous with the sea coast of Inuvialuit lands as defined in section 2 of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, seaward of the mean or ordinary high-water mark — of the sea coast of the mainland.

    [...]

    Sahtu Agreement

    Sahtu Agreement  means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Sahtu Dene and Metis Land Claim Settlement Act. (accord du Sahtu)

    Tlicho Agreement

    Tlicho Agreement  means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Act. (accord tlicho)


  2. Northwest Territories Act - S.C. 2014, c. 2, s. 2 (Section 2)

     The following definitions apply in this Act.

    federal appurtenant undertaking

    federal appurtenant undertaking  means an undertaking in relation to which a use of waters or a deposit of waste is permitted by a licence and that is

    • (a) related to remediation that is performed by or on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada

      • [...]

      • (ii) in respect of an Excepted Waste Site as defined in section 1.1 of the Agreement; or

    Gwich’in Agreement

    Gwich’in Agreement  means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Gwich’in Land Claim Settlement Act. (accord gwichin)

    Inuvialuit Final Agreement

    Inuvialuit Final Agreement  means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Western Arctic (Inuvialuit) Claims Settlement Act. (Convention définitive des Inuvialuits)

    line of delimitation

    line of delimitation  means the Line of Delimitation that is described in Schedule 18 to the Agreement. (ligne de démarcation)

    onshore

    onshore  means that part of Canada that is north of the 60th parallel of north latitude, west of the boundary described in Schedule I to the Nunavut Act and not within Yukon that consists of the following lands:

    • (a) lands, including lands under water, that lie landward of the low-water line — or in respect of Inuvialuit lands as defined in section 2 of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, landward of the mean or ordinary high-water mark — of the sea coast of the mainland or of the sea coast of any naturally occurring permanent island;

    • [...]

    • (c) lands, including lands under water, that lie landward of the line of delimitation and seaward of the low-water line — or in respect of lands that are contiguous with the sea coast of Inuvialuit lands as defined in section 2 of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, seaward of the mean or ordinary high-water mark — of the sea coast of the mainland.

    [...]

    Sahtu Agreement

    Sahtu Agreement  means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Sahtu Dene and Metis Land Claim Settlement Act. (accord du Sahtu)

    Tlicho Agreement

    Tlicho Agreement  means the Agreement as defined in section 2 of the Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Act. (accord tlicho)

    [...]


  3. Northwest Territories Act - S.C. 2014, c. 2, s. 2 (Section 22)
    Marginal note:Unitization of straddling resources
    •  (1) Despite sections 18 and 19, the Legislature must not amend a law of the Legislature without the consent of the Governor in Council if the law as amended would

      [...]

    • Marginal note:National Energy Board

      (2) Despite sections 18 and 19, during the period of 20 years beginning on the day on which section 1 comes into force, the Legislature must not amend a law of the Legislature without the consent of the Governor in Council if the law as amended would affect the regulatory functions of the National Energy Board in that part of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region — as defined in section 2 of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement — that is situated in the onshore.


  4. Northwest Territories Act - S.C. 2014, c. 2, s. 2 (Section 22)
    Marginal note:Unitization of straddling resources
    •  (1) Despite sections 18 and 19, the Legislature must not amend a law of the Legislature without the consent of the Governor in Council if the law as amended would

      [...]

    • Marginal note:Canadian Energy Regulator

      (2) Despite sections 18 and 19, during the period of 20 years beginning on the day on which section 1 comes into force, the Legislature must not amend a law of the Legislature without the consent of the Governor in Council if the law as amended would affect the regulatory functions of the Canadian Energy Regulator in that part of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region — as defined in section 2 of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement — that is situated in the onshore.

    [...]


  5. Northwest Territories Act - S.C. 2014, c. 2, s. 2 (Section 25)
    Marginal note:Restrictions on powers
    •  (1) Nothing in subsection 18(1) or section 19 must be construed as giving the Legislature greater powers than are given to legislatures of provinces under sections 92, 92A and 95 of the Constitution Act, 1867.

    • Marginal note:Water power

      (2) Despite subsection 18(1) and sections 19 and 20, the Legislature must not make laws in respect of the right to the use and flow of waters for the production or generation of water power to which the Dominion Water Power Act applies.



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